Compare offers from construction companies

  • Erstellt am 2019-06-13 19:18:42

11ant

2019-06-14 02:28:48
  • #1
How deep is the plot in relation to the street, and did you take this into account in the economic calculation of the omitted basement?
 

Kekse

2019-06-14 12:38:03
  • #2
In my experience, reputable general contractors are definitely willing to put some effort into an offer – but understandably not yet in the "Let's just get a feel for the market" phase. You have to signal that a deal is likely, meaning you are either already talking exclusively or there are only one or two other candidates left in the running. You will probably have no choice but to iterate your way through: standard offers – out with unacceptable GCs – refined offers – only the absolute favorites remain in the running – now even the most unusual things and the small stuff get a price tag – closing. With as many intermediate loops as needed. And for peace of mind, it is good to accept that you might not find the best company. There are simply too many of them; you can't have an overview.
 

11ant

2019-06-14 16:36:00
  • #3
That's right, on the one hand: calculating "usable" offers requires intensive use of personnel who cannot be recruited from the intern pool, i.e. whose time also "properly" costs. It doesn't necessarily require a high probability of closing yet, but at least a fair chance. But exactly at this point, you don't know the initial requester well enough yet. And unfortunately, for many "consumers," "obtaining offers" has become a popular sport. That means the provider has to expect that the requester is not ashamed to want offers from ten or even more providers. Logically, this can only be done in this "low-resolution" form of a price per cubic meter for a house on a virtually slab-finished ideal plot. On the other hand, a good provider also produces "quality" and often does not want bargain-hunting customers – or almost worse: customers who, with discount store prices in mind, expect to find one of the premium providers who is only slightly more expensive. As long as it is not clear whether the requester is not such a strange bird, one does not also expend effort to "win" this potential customer. I have always earned best from the bad deals that I did not make – I would not see that differently as a house provider.
 

vx220

2019-06-15 08:40:59
  • #4
Without knowing these costs, it would be financial suicide to sign anything.
My shell constructor looked at the construction site before the final offer and adjusted the earthworks accordingly. Everything else came from the architect in advance!
And if the provider has the soil report, he knows pretty well what to expect. The foundation slab is usually determined by the structural engineer.
 

metalex

2019-06-15 16:19:46
  • #5
Thank you already for your answers. Of course, we are not looking for construction companies with discount prices, but naturally money is not free-flowing for us either. I will calculate the cost-effectiveness calculation with the basement.
 
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